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View article: Determining the pharmacological potential and biological role of linear pseudoscorpion toxins via functional profiling
Determining the pharmacological potential and biological role of linear pseudoscorpion toxins via functional profiling Open
Arthropod venoms contain bioactive molecules attractive for biomedical applications. However, few of these have been isolated, and only a tiny number has been characterized. Pseudoscorpions are small arachnids whose venom has been largely …
View article: Venomics of the milos viper (Macrovipera schweizeri) unveils patterns of venom composition and exochemistry across blunt-nosed viper venoms
Venomics of the milos viper (Macrovipera schweizeri) unveils patterns of venom composition and exochemistry across blunt-nosed viper venoms Open
Introduction: Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease and a globally important driver of death and morbidity. Vipers of the genus Macrovipera (Viperidae: Viperinae) are among the snakes of higher medical importance in the Old World. Desp…
View article: Nanomedicine, Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials ‐ <i>Advanced NanoBiomed Research</i> welcomes 2023!
Nanomedicine, Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials ‐ <i>Advanced NanoBiomed Research</i> welcomes 2023! Open
in our authorship and readership.In the past year, we had authors from across the globe (Figure 3), with China and the United States leading with the highest share of all published articles.We are also thrilled to see that Advanced NanoBio…
View article: The Pharmacological Potential of Novel Melittin Variants from the Honeybee and Solitary Bees against Inflammation and Cancer
The Pharmacological Potential of Novel Melittin Variants from the Honeybee and Solitary Bees against Inflammation and Cancer Open
The venom of honeybees is composed of numerous peptides and proteins and has been used for decades as an anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer agent in traditional medicine. However, the bioactivity of specific biomolecular components has been…
View article: Atropopeptides are a Novel Family of Ribosomally Synthesized and Posttranslationally Modified Peptides with a Complex Molecular Shape
Atropopeptides are a Novel Family of Ribosomally Synthesized and Posttranslationally Modified Peptides with a Complex Molecular Shape Open
Biomacromolecules are known to feature complex three‐dimensional shapes that are essential for their function. Among natural products, ambiguous molecular shapes are a rare phenomenon. The hexapeptide tryptorubin A can adopt one of two unu…
View article: Atropopeptides are a Novel Family of Ribosomally Synthesized and Posttranslationally Modified Peptides with a Complex Molecular Shape
Atropopeptides are a Novel Family of Ribosomally Synthesized and Posttranslationally Modified Peptides with a Complex Molecular Shape Open
Biomacromolecules are known to feature complex three‐dimensional shapes that are essential for their function. Among natural products, ambiguous molecular shapes are a rare phenomenon. The hexapeptide tryptorubin A can adopt one of two unu…
View article: Contemporary Tools for the Cure against Pernicious Microorganisms: Micro-/Nanorobots
Contemporary Tools for the Cure against Pernicious Microorganisms: Micro-/Nanorobots Open
One of the most pressing concerns to global public health is the emergence of drug-resistant pathogenic microorganisms due to increased unconscious antibiotic usage. With the rising antibiotic resistance, existing antimicrobial agents lose…
View article: Parameters Influencing Gene Delivery Efficiency of PEGylated Chitosan Nanoparticles: Experimental and Modeling Approach
Parameters Influencing Gene Delivery Efficiency of PEGylated Chitosan Nanoparticles: Experimental and Modeling Approach Open
Experimentation of nanomedicine is labor‐intensive, time‐consuming, and requires costly laboratory consumables. Constructing a reliable mathematical model for such systems is also challenging due to the difficulties in gathering a sufficie…
View article: Xenocoumacin 2 reduces protein biosynthesis and inhibits inflammatory and angiogenesis-related processes in endothelial cells
Xenocoumacin 2 reduces protein biosynthesis and inhibits inflammatory and angiogenesis-related processes in endothelial cells Open
Xenocoumacin (Xcn) 1 and 2 are the major antibiotics produced by the insect-pathogenic bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila. Although the antimicrobial activity of Xcns has been explored, research regarding their action on mammalian cells is …
View article: Synthesis of magneto-responsive microswimmers for biomedical applications
Synthesis of magneto-responsive microswimmers for biomedical applications Open
Interest in untethered mini and micro-robots has shown a significant increase lately, especially magneto-responsive swimmers. In this study, a soft sub-millimeter sized swimmer and a magnetic actuation system was developed. An extrusion-ba…
View article: Nanotechnology-Based Antimicrobial and Antiviral Surface Coating Strategies
Nanotechnology-Based Antimicrobial and Antiviral Surface Coating Strategies Open
Biocontamination of medical devices and implants is a growing issue that causes medical complications and increased expenses. In the fight against biocontamination, developing synthetic surfaces, which reduce the adhesion of microbes and p…
View article: Flexural wave-based soft attractor walls for trapping microparticles and cells
Flexural wave-based soft attractor walls for trapping microparticles and cells Open
This paper presents a flexural-wave acoustofluidic system for trapping micron-sized particles and cells at the soft wall boundaries, by exploiting resonance frequencies of a standard microscope glass slide (1 mm thick) <200 kHz.
View article: Sodium Borohydride and Essential Oils as Reducing Agents for the Chemically and Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles: A Comparative Analysis
Sodium Borohydride and Essential Oils as Reducing Agents for the Chemically and Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles: A Comparative Analysis Open
Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) have gained immense attention among the variety of metallic nanoparticles during the past decades. In addition to the distinctive optical and electrical properties, Ag-NPs have been particularly employed for t…
View article: Incorporation of Terbium into a Microalga Leads to Magnetotactic Swimmers
Incorporation of Terbium into a Microalga Leads to Magnetotactic Swimmers Open
Swimming microorganisms have been shown to be useful for the propulsion of microrobotic devices due to their self‐powered motion. Up to now, mainly bacteria, e.g., magnetotactic bacteria (MTB), are investigated as biohybrid microrobots. Bu…